Don't get too hyped!!! What if Nintendo drops the ball again? Nintendo is only allowed 10 to 15 minute of Mario/Nintnedo Land/Pikmin/ and this includes any casual game they like Wii fit, sing etc... Nintendo needs to only show two or three unannounced games by Nintendo and then give the floor to Third Party titles. No not Batman, Assassin's Creed, Mass Effect and any other TP title already announced. Come on Nintendo!!!

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I think this idea that Nintendo "dropped the ball" is just ridiculous. Mass Effect 3, Assassins Creed, Batman are all regularly reviewed as 9+ titles and they will be on the Wii on day one. They are also titles that have never ever ever ever graced a Nintendo platform before. They share this with Darksiders, Tekken, Ninja Gaiden which have also been absent from prior Nintendo home consoles (ninja gaiden was on the NES and other batman titles have made it but not these newer critically acclaimed titles). They then showed you A GAME WHERE YOU CAN BE A NINJA, LINK, SAMUS, MARIO, LUIGI, DONKEY KONG, AND 6 OTHER NINTENDO CHARACTERS. People acted like it was some type of betrayal that Nintendo would give us multiple ways to experience this console and all it has to offer on day one. We also have 3rd party exclusives like ZombiU and Scribblenauts Unlimited which both are currently experiences you could never have on any other console.

The complaint is that the show wasn't for you. I think it is time to realize that we have completely lost perspective on these boards and in the media that follows this industry. I keep reading stupid stories from completely legit sources about how "power" is so important but those same sites are singing the praise of angry birds and saying how free games like that will eventually lead to the death of the portable. They acknowledge social gaming and its success and then deride Nintendo for trying this MiiVerse idea. Many on this board literally think this can be the same as the Wii launch when in fact it is nothing like the Wii launch. The WiiU is following the most successful Nintendo console ever. It is launching a year before any newer or better console not with them and not a year after them. They have a controller that supports every "traditional" gameplay element while still adding a vast list of new features available to every game that releases including Microphone, Speakers, TouchScreen, A Video Screen, NFC, Rumble, Motion, and Camera. It can be used for a traditional FPS to allow an out of the box mic+speaker combo. It can be VR. It can be a virtual keyboard. It can be an IR remote. It can be a way to talk to the AI in new games similar to Hey You Pikachu, Seaman, Odama, and even more traditional titles. It can make you a Zombie. It can let you draw. It is an always on, always connected device that can let your friends communicate with you even when you aren't gaming. It's going to support netflix and the opera web browser and let you interact with them in ways no other console can (including prior nintendo devices). It's a pretty big deal.

Go back watch a commercial for Super Mario Bros 3. Search your memories for that first time you played Super Mario World. Remember Mario 64. Recall Luigi's Mansion. Mario Galaxy launched a year after the Wii. It just seems like some of us are acting like this launch is so horrid when this is probably the best launch ever. It is absolutely the best launch of the last two generations. I blame the internet and this idea that all information should be day one.

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Game I'll never forget when I first played them Super Mario Bros,SMB3, Legend of zelda,LOZ ocarina of time, Mario 64. All these made an impact in my life as a child or teen. I haven't felt that impact again. I'm all for what Nintendo has to offer but the fact is Core gamers need those new TP titles if Nintendo thinks its going to sell the wii u to the core gamers. Don't show games that came out a year before or even 3 to 6 months, we saw those games at E3. Don't go into details over some old games. Show something new. Power wise I don't care as long as TP supports Wii U.

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The problem is Nintendo has them though. Assassins Creed has never been on a nintendo home console before and now it's a launch title. Darksiders has never been on a nintendo home console before and now its a launch title. Mass Effect has never been on a nintendo home console before and now it's a launch title. Ninja Gaiden in 3D has never been on a nintendo home console before and now its a launch title. Batman Arkham series has never been on a nintendo home console before and now its a launch title. Tekken has never been on a nintendo home console before and now its a launch title. Despite all this some of you core gamers insist that Nintendo had a bad E3. What port can I announce to make you happy? Does it need be a new exclusive 3rd party title with a big name like Final Fantasy or Resident Evil? If so, then why isn't this required for PS3 or 360 where Metal Gear is multiplatform, GTA is multiplatform, Final Fantasy is multiplatform, and Resident Evil is multiplatform? It seems like this is only something the "core" cares about when its a Nintendo platform. The same core will ignore DQX? They will ignore ZombiU? They will ignore Scribblenauts Unlimited? They will ignore a game where you can literally be Link, Samus, Mario, or a Ninja? Who needs this kind of core gamer? How big do you even think that group of bigoted morons can be?

Nintendo has sold 30 million more consoles than any HD console and that was without many of these big titles. I think they can grab the supposed "core" with a CoD that pretty much looks like all the rest. A Madden that while lacking a new physics engine is still going to be just as beautiful as everyone elses but with added benefit thanks to the new controller.

I do want Nintendo to show me something new tomorrow. I wouldn't turn that down. I'm not begging them to announce nothing new in the game arena. I do think, however, that some of you can't be impressed and if you aren't impressed yet then it is something wrong with you and not a fault of Nintendo. Remember folks this console is launching with a lego gta, a game where you can create literally anything just by "asking", and that game where you can play Fzero, swing the master sword, shoot the arm cannon, and be a ghost out to sap the energy of your friends. It will let you draw, type, surf the web, control your tv, get free content from toys, turn yourself into a zombie, and videochat with family and friends. It's actually not something that hard to get hyped up about but some of you are just being too negative and you need to realize that.

@juegosmajicos I think I know whats going on lol, are we in PST (standard time) or PDT (daylight time)? Theres our 1 hour difference problem, maybe we should be writing PDT and EDT etc etc rather than PST/EST etc etc

Don't get too hyped!!! What if Nintendo drops the ball again? Nintendo is only allowed 10 to 15 minute of Mario/Nintnedo Land/Pikmin/ and this includes any casual game they like Wii fit, sing etc... Nintendo needs to only show two or three unannounced games by Nintendo and then give the floor to Third Party titles. No not Batman, Assassin's Creed, Mass Effect and any other TP title already announced. Come on Nintendo!!!

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I think this idea that Nintendo "dropped the ball" is just ridiculous. Mass Effect 3, Assassins Creed, Batman are all regularly reviewed as 9+ titles and they will be on the Wii on day one. They are also titles that have never ever ever ever graced a Nintendo platform before. They share this with Darksiders, Tekken, Ninja Gaiden which have also been absent from prior Nintendo home consoles (ninja gaiden was on the NES and other batman titles have made it but not these newer critically acclaimed titles). They then showed you A GAME WHERE YOU CAN BE A NINJA, LINK, SAMUS, MARIO, LUIGI, DONKEY KONG, AND 6 OTHER NINTENDO CHARACTERS. People acted like it was some type of betrayal that Nintendo would give us multiple ways to experience this console and all it has to offer on day one. We also have 3rd party exclusives like ZombiU and Scribblenauts Unlimited which both are currently experiences you could never have on any other console.

The complaint is that the show wasn't for you. I think it is time to realize that we have completely lost perspective on these boards and in the media that follows this industry. I keep reading stupid stories from completely legit sources about how "power" is so important but those same sites are singing the praise of angry birds and saying how free games like that will eventually lead to the death of the portable. They acknowledge social gaming and its success and then deride Nintendo for trying this MiiVerse idea. Many on this board literally think this can be the same as the Wii launch when in fact it is nothing like the Wii launch. The WiiU is following the most successful Nintendo console ever. It is launching a year before any newer or better console not with them and not a year after them. They have a controller that supports every "traditional" gameplay element while still adding a vast list of new features available to every game that releases including Microphone, Speakers, TouchScreen, A Video Screen, NFC, Rumble, Motion, and Camera. It can be used for a traditional FPS to allow an out of the box mic+speaker combo. It can be VR. It can be a virtual keyboard. It can be an IR remote. It can be a way to talk to the AI in new games similar to Hey You Pikachu, Seaman, Odama, and even more traditional titles. It can make you a Zombie. It can let you draw. It is an always on, always connected device that can let your friends communicate with you even when you aren't gaming. It's going to support netflix and the opera web browser and let you interact with them in ways no other console can (including prior nintendo devices). It's a pretty big deal.

Go back watch a commercial for Super Mario Bros 3. Search your memories for that first time you played Super Mario World. Remember Mario 64. Recall Luigi's Mansion. Mario Galaxy launched a year after the Wii. It just seems like some of us are acting like this launch is so horrid when this is probably the best launch ever. It is absolutely the best launch of the last two generations. I blame the internet and this idea that all information should be day one.

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Game I'll never forget when I first played them Super Mario Bros,SMB3, Legend of zelda,LOZ ocarina of time, Mario 64. All these made an impact in my life as a child or teen. I haven't felt that impact again. I'm all for what Nintendo has to offer but the fact is Core gamers need those new TP titles if Nintendo thinks its going to sell the wii u to the core gamers. Don't show games that came out a year before or even 3 to 6 months, we saw those games at E3. Don't go into details over some old games. Show something new. Power wise I don't care as long as TP supports Wii U.

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In a shorter post I also want to mention Wii Sports again as it had a profound impact on myself and many others this generation. It was definitely something very new. I know a lot of people seem to ignore it now but if that game didn't make you feel like a kid again then maybe the problem is that you have grown exceptionally cynical. Fun is fun and while Mario can never go 3D for the first time again, this title proved that Nintendo still knows what makes gaming fun. I hope to find many such experiences in NintendoLand as well except this time skinned as traditional game experiences instead of motion "sports".

Damnit... I'll be in school when this happens! I won't be able to watch! I'll be able to check in 2 hours later or so... could someone inbox me and tell me what was shown when it happens? Pleeeeeeease??

Damnit... I'll be in school when this happens! I won't be able to watch! I'll be able to check in 2 hours later or so... could someone inbox me and tell me what was shown when it happens? Pleeeeeeease??

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So will I. I plan to go to the bathroom with my phone in my pocked and check the news quickly.

Damnit... I'll be in school when this happens! I won't be able to watch! I'll be able to check in 2 hours later or so... could someone inbox me and tell me what was shown when it happens? Pleeeeeeease??

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So will I. I plan to go to the bathroom with my phone in my pocked and check the news quickly.

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I have a study hall around 12, so that's when I'll check up one way or another. Either by hunting this forum for the news or if someone inboxes me.

@juegosmajicos I think I know whats going on lol, are we in PST (standard time) or PDT (daylight time)? Theres our 1 hour difference problem, maybe we should be writing PDT and EDT etc etc rather than PST/EST etc etc

Well, the iPhone 5 doesn't seem to be as much of a leap in technology as consumers were anticipating so at least Nintendo's event is going to be receiving more attention now.

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I can't believe people were looking at that announcement from a gaming perspective.

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I think given that the shift towards online/mobile/digital services and devices has been overwhelmingly strong these last few years in particular, it places more relevance on these other electronics events than there once was. At any time one of these all in one smartphone devices could be a game changer. This year though, isn't that time with Apple opting for the defensive strategy once again with the iPhone 5.

Well, the iPhone 5 doesn't seem to be as much of a leap in technology as consumers were anticipating so at least Nintendo's event is going to be receiving more attention now.

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I can't believe people were looking at that announcement from a gaming perspective.

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Did you hear about the that racing game though? (sorry, name escapes me) it has the ability to race against friends even if your not playing at the same time. Its not just ghost data though, the other player can collide with you and slow you down apparently. Still not quite sure how that works.

Thats one catchy tune. Wii U theme-song material or just a random song thrown together at the last minute? Also another Mario announcement or what? Either way I'll be checking in tomorrow to watch and see.

Thats one catchy tune. Wii U theme-song material or just a random song thrown together at the last minute? Also another Mario announcement or what? Either way I'll be checking in tomorrow to watch and see.

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Watch up to the 21 second mark.
They were discussing Reggie's salary cut...

Anyways, I also wonder if that tune was just made up.
It reminds me of a retro game I can't seem to recall. (not Earthbound, it's something else!)

Thats one catchy tune. Wii U theme-song material or just a random song thrown together at the last minute? Also another Mario announcement or what? Either way I'll be checking in tomorrow to watch and see.

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Watch up to the 21 second mark.
They were discussing Reggie's salary cut...

Anyways, I also wonder if that tune was just made up.It reminds me of a retro game I can't seem to recall. (not Earthbound, it's something else!)

Thats one catchy tune. Wii U theme-song material or just a random song thrown together at the last minute? Also another Mario announcement or what? Either way I'll be checking in tomorrow to watch and see.

Anyways, both themes sound similar, right???
Not really? Oh, well It's a good tune anyways...

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The guy who did the soundtrack to the original spyro (possibly its sequels as well?) also did various stock music. The Wizard's Peak level was tweaked a bit and used for the Amanda show, and again in something else that I cant seem to remember. Wouldn't surprise me if this was the same composer.

Because god said we just had to live on a big sphere instead of a single timezone halo.

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so god hates Halos? THAT'S why Halo 2 sucked!

(challenge: try saying that on an XBox lobby or Halo board and see how many of their guns become flamethrowers)

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And potentially get banned for starting a flame-war?
COUNT ME-...out.
Halo's not that bad though imo. It's actually my favorite series shooters.Halo 4, 'nuff said.

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I don't hate the entire Halo series, just 2. If only for its ending. I'm... indifferent about the others, but I have to respect it for being the only good reason I could think of to get a Microsoft-brand console.

(If MS let Rare make GBA games and Viva Pinata DS, imagine how much Microsoft and Nintendo would benefit from a Halo spin-off series on the 3DS. Or the Vita, but f*ck the Vita)